Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Chapter 26 - Protection of forest lands and forest productivity.
26.40 - Forestry education grant program.

26.40 Forestry education grant program.
(1c) In this section, “nonprofit organization" means a nonprofit corporation, as defined in s. 181.0103 (17), and any organization described in section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code that is exempt from federal income tax under section 501 (a) of the Internal Revenue Code.
(1m) The department may award grants to nonprofit organizations to develop forestry educational programs and instructional materials for use in the public schools. The department may not award a grant unless it enters into a memorandum of understanding with the grant recipient and the director of the timber management program at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point regarding the use of the funds.
(2) The recipient of a grant under sub. (1m) shall submit the programs and materials developed with the funds to the department and the director of the timber management program at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point College of Natural Resources for approval. Upon request, the grant recipient shall provide approved programs and materials to school districts free of charge.
History: 1997 a. 27; 2001 a. 109; 2005 a. 25 s. 2361m; Stats. 2005 s. 26.40.

Structure Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations

Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations

Chapter 26 - Protection of forest lands and forest productivity.

26.01 - Definitions.

26.02 - Council on forestry.

26.03 - Harvest of raw forest products.

26.05 - Timber theft.

26.06 - Enforcement, seizure and sale of materials.

26.07 - Money, how disposed of.

26.08 - Leases and licenses.

26.09 - Civil liability for unauthorized cutting, removal or transportation of raw forest products.

26.10 - Reports by the department to the board of commissioners of public lands.

26.105 - Forestry and fire prevention study.

26.11 - Forest fires; department jurisdiction; procedure.

26.12 - Forest protection areas, organization, emergency fire wardens, county cooperation, setting fire.

26.13 - Town fire wardens; duties, expenses.

26.14 - Forest fires, authority of fire fighters, compensation, penalties, civil liability.

26.145 - Fire suppression aids.

26.15 - Responsibility of wardens and citizens.

26.18 - District attorneys to prosecute.

26.19 - Destruction of forest protection equipment or notices.

26.20 - Fire protection devices.

26.205 - Tractors, spark arresters.

26.21 - Civil liability for forest fires.

26.22 - Sales, etc.

26.30 - Forest insects and diseases; department jurisdiction; procedure.

26.35 - Forest productivity.

26.36 - Forest energy resources.

26.37 - Lake states wood utilization consortium.

26.38 - Forest grant program.

26.39 - Forestry education and training.

26.40 - Forestry education grant program.

26.42 - Forestry diversification.

26.97 - Law enforcement and police power.

26.98 - General penalty.

26.985 - Penalties, repeaters.

26.99 - Parties to a violation.